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Home_Health_Aide_Finders Place for families to find, contact and hire home health aides in geographical area from database of aides. Information on list, registration, and contacts.

Home_Health_Provider Resource for professionals in the managed care industry. Includes information on home health care, rehabilitation, geriatric care, infusion therapy and related topics.

Home_Healthcare_Solutions_Provider Directory providing information, products, and services for patients and families seeking home healthcare.

Kansas_Home_Care_Association_(KHCA) Nonprofit member organization providing leadership, support, advocacy, and services. Information on education, events, directory, and contacts.

National_Association_for_Home_Care_(NAHC) Trade association representing the interests and concerns of home care agencies, hospices, home care aide organizations, and medical equipment suppliers.

National_Private_Duty_Association Consists of organizations that provide medical and non-medical private duty home care services. Includes membership information, calendar, news, and directory.

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SeniorMag_com_-_National_Directory_of_U_S__Home_Care_and_Health_Care_Service_Providers Lists many home care companies who provide services to senior citizens.

Wisconsin_Homecare_Organization Statewide trade association for home health care providers. Includes information for consumers.

ADA_org__Root_Canal_(Endodontic)_Treatment_FAQs Find answers to your questions with this reference about root canal (endodontic) treatment from the American Dental Association.

Root_Canal_Therapy A discussion of root canal therapy which explains its process, what is involved and if the treatment is painful.

Root_Canal_Treatment An explanation of the root canal treatment process. Answers various questions on the treatment such as what the individual processes are in the treatment, if it is painful and what causes it to fail.

Root_Canals_Pose_Health_Threats An interview with Dr. George Meinig who brings a perspective to an expose of latent dangers of root canal therapy.

Between_Zeus_and_the_Salmon Online version of multi-author book describing biology and demography of longevity. Book can be ordered from National Academy Press.

Calculation_of_Life_Expectancy Concise explanation of the mathematics of life expectancy calculation with links to related concepts.

Death__An_Inquiry_into_Man\'s_Mortal_Weakness The life expectancy page within a much larger effort to put mortality into perspective.

Discussion_of_impact_of_changing_life_expectancy_on_policy_decisions Canadian government report on impact of changes in life expectancy and healthy life expectancy

Duke\'s_Center_for_Demographic_Research\'s_bibliography_on_longevity_and_healthy_life_expectancy_ Mostly citations but some links to online material

Genetics_of_Longevity Powerpoint presentation by Tom Kirkwood, who developed an evolutionary theory of longevity which he calls "disposable soma".

Healthy_Life_Expectancy Offers an international comparison of disability adjusted life expectancies.

Innovita_Research_Institute Research on aging, molecular concepts of aging, cloning and age-related diseases such as Alzheimers, Werner syndrome, and Parkinsons.

Office_of_Population_Studies,_United_Nations Link to documents describing impact of longevity trends on world population.

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Review_of_The_Quest_for_Immortality__Science_at_the_Frontiers_of_Aging Generally favorable review of a book by Olshansky and Carnes that argues that large increases in life expectancy are unlikely in near future wihout fundamental advances in the science of aging. (Requi

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Alternative_Nutrition_Quiz Visitors to the site are invited to test their knowledge about alternative nutrition.

The_Art_of_Living_Wellness_Center Offering nutritional programs to support the health of patients suffering from a variety of medical conditions.

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ContentsPurpose of this pageAn overview of strategic planningAn introduction to administrative ethicsHome telehealth systems: A primerA home telehealth glossaryOur PublicationsLinks along the continuum of care "Home care's a joke!" You think that IPS/PPS isn't funny?Elder suicide: Providers can do moreOur guestbook

1. What's the problem?Elder suicide is a serious problem which stands to get worse as the older population grows. Someone age 65 or over completes suicide every 90 minutes. Suicide among the elderly increases with age and correlates with gender and race. White males over age 85 complete suicide at almost six times the national average. Elder suicide is most rampant among the fastest growing aged cohorts. It will increase simply as a consequence of the "age wave" sweeping across our society. Elder suicide is under-reported. Often omitted are deaths from deliberate medical noncompliance, self-starvation, and "accidents."2. What are the causes?Elder suicide is driven by both psycho-social and neuro-biological variables. It is associated with depression and with factors causing depression, e.g., chronic illness, physical impairment, unrelieved pain, financial stress, loss and grief, social isolation, and alcoholism. The elderly face "double jeopardy." Depression is tied to low serotonin levels. Serotonin, which decrease with age, is a neurotransmitter which limits violent and self-destructive behavior. 3. What are the warning signs?Some of the following present for two weeks or longer may indicate serious risk: Loss of interest in usually pleasurable activities. Reducing social interaction, self-care, and grooming. Complaining of decreased energy or fatigue. Chronic pain syndromes; aches and pains that do not respond to treatment. A sudden interest or disinterest in religion. Feeling of hopeless and worthless ("My family is better off without me"). Putting affairs in order, giving things away, or making changes in wills. Stock-piling medication or obtaining other possible means of suicide. 4. Why aren't providers doing more?Elder suicide occurs all along the post-acute continuum. There has been some attention, but not very much. Some possible explanations are: Providers are not involved with the population at greatest risk, elderly men (less than one-third of those served by HHAs and SNFs are men) Providers are rehabilitation-oriented and committed to enhancing self-sufficiency and autonomy which may inhibit intervention;Providers may hold misconceptions about suicide and may regard some of the warning signs as "normal" consequences of aging; andDespite interest in gero-psychiatric care, screenings for depression is not consistently and continuously done in many post-acute care settings.5. What can providers do?Post-acute care providers must optimize their preventative potential by:Screening for depression, "psychache" (psychological pain), and suicidality Developing standards of care for treatment of at-risk individuals Adopting confidentiality waivers for at-risk individualsMobilizing personal support systems (friends and families) with at-risk clients.Making referrals to gero-psychiatric and crisis intervention resourcesGetting bereaved individuals involved with grief support groupsUsing "no suicide contracts" as appropriate when suicidality is identified.Promulgating an organizational suicide prevention policy Mandating annual caregiver in-services on suicide Much can be done to keep individuals from becoming suicidal. Much can be done to keep those who become suicidal from becoming victims.6. What about assisted suicide?Assisted suicide is a form of elder suicide, and part of the problem. Post-acute care providers need to recognize the following research findings:Persistent thoughts of suicide are uncommon in the absence of depression, other psychiatric disorders, or uncontrolled physical symptoms and pain.Suicide is often felt to be a strategy for regaining control among those who feel they have lost control to depression, illness, and pain.Fear of severe pain drives requests to physicians for assisted deaths.Pain clinics report many cases where adequate pain management has led to an abatement of suicidal behavior in patients with severe pain.Inadequately controlled severe pain has been identified as a problem among many who complete suicide.There is a lot to be done to assure that assisted suicide is the "last resort" among those served by post-acute care providers.December 1998

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